Weather Records on 18 February 1954

596 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 1954. Highest significance: Caio Prado, BR.

Key Facts for 18 February 1954

On 18 February 1954, 596 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 567 daily.
Caio Prado set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 18 February 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

596 stations

596 station records on 18 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Baldy Fc 85 F	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

596 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 305, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 18 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	305
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 18 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 1954

Top 20 records on 18 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 1954	Caio Prado, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1954	Sooke Lake, CA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1954	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1954	Cottonwood Weir, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 1954	Camp Baldy Fc 85 F, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Bancroft, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Kuilput, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Ellendale, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Emerson, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Lock Haven, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Eureka, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Gaylord, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Reasi, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Elatma, RU	daily low min	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 1954	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 596 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1809	1
1813	2
1827	2
1838	1
1846	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1880	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1895	6
1896	7
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	3
1903	31
1904	8
1905	11
1906	10
1907	10
1908	10
1909	12
1910	21
1911	42
1912	28
1913	29
1914	15
1915	20
1916	24
1917	44
1918	112
1919	500
1920	39
1921	86
1922	58
1923	97
1924	174
1925	66
1926	231
1927	310
1928	462
1929	483
1930	628
1931	371
1932	200
1933	134
1934	217
1935	137
1936	1,487
1937	284
1938	775
1939	308
1940	407
1941	164
1942	579
1943	436
1944	465
1945	205
1946	793
1947	248
1948	783
1949	543
1950	721
1951	642
1952	510
1953	148
1954	596
1955	795
1956	1,016
1957	322
1958	1,549
1959	695
1960	366
1961	1,418
1962	605
1963	359
1964	249
1965	306
1966	711
1967	537
1968	478
1969	456
1970	454
1971	822
1972	445
1973	690
1974	467
1975	682
1976	1,075
1977	799
1978	1,766
1979	2,300
1980	1,018
1981	2,438
1982	574
1983	620
1984	912
1985	690
1986	1,679
1987	528
1988	585
1989	1,034
1990	1,324
1991	937
1992	488
1993	1,960
1994	889
1995	939
1996	1,031
1997	1,039
1998	1,892
1999	644
2000	1,249
2001	470
2002	832
2003	1,128
2004	968
2005	595
2006	1,872
2007	835
2008	989
2009	664
2010	1,634
2011	1,600
2012	628
2013	388
2014	846
2015	831
2016	794
2017	1,033
2018	611
2019	1,411
2020	1,050
2021	1,711
2022	1,144
2023	984
2024	860
2025	1,063
2026	1,127

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	435
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2